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Oops! There goes another Mountain Juke Box! (*05/04/2009*) Update
javeryh:
wow - looking good. I love the router guides.
DaOld Man:
Thanks JaveryH!
Ok, I got the L brackets laid out for the speaker bar.
I placed the speaker bar where it should reside and laid the L brackets where I think they should go.
I then marked the holes on the wood. Then I flipped the box over, and using a tape measure, duplicated the marks on the other side.
I then drilled the holes from the front side. I countersunk the 8/32" T-nuts so they would be below the surface of the wood. The L brackets will fasten with a screw into the T-nut.
I placed a small piece of aluminum tape over each T-nut, to keep the laminate glue out of the screw holes.
Sorry about the quality of this pic. It is very cold out in the shed and I think I might have been shivering.
I then brought the project indoors, where it is warm.
I applied the glue to the back of the laminate and the wood. I waited about 15 minutes for the glue to get tacky.
I then laid out my round wood dowels and placed the laminate on top.
I lined it up best as I could, I cut the piece about an inch too wide and too long, to give me some "play" room.
I then removed the dowels one at a time, pressing the laminate down in the direction of the next dowel. Hopefully this squeezes out most of the air.
I then used a wood biscuit rolling pin to roll it out. (I dont have a J roller).
Notice the rough edge on the laminate in the last pic? This chipped while I was cutting it out. Using the wood dowels allowed me to position the piece to leave the chipped area outside the trim zone.
I let the glue set up for about 10 minutes, then I flipped the whole box over and applied the 1/8" acrylic.
I applied it basically the same way as the laminate, except I roughed up the surface to be glued a bit with some 100 grit sandpaper. (Thanks for that tip, Mountain!)
Now it's bed time.
Tomorrow before going into work, I plan to trim the acrylic and laminate.
I am thinking of spray painting the inside of the box black.
If I have time tomorrow I would also like to cut out the holes. (Cant wait to try out my router guide!)
Franco B:
Looking good DaOld Man :applaud:
Do you have an intended finish date?
Enjoy your sleep :)
javeryh:
Nice! For what it's worth, I used industrial strength velcro to hold my speaker bar in place. I put a very thin strip (1/4") on each side of the flat front panel and it's not going anywhere. I thought about brackets and drilling holes in the speaker bar but then my wife said, "why not just use some velcro?" :cheers:
drawfull:
Looking really good DaOld Man! How long do you think you have to go til you're done?
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